Cessna 310D accident near Sutton, WV
On June 30, 2006, a Cessna 310D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sutton, WV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 30, 2006
- Place
- Sutton, WV
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.680°N, 80.652°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060706X00879
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 30, 2006, at 1030 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310D, N6867T, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain after takeoff from Braxton County Airport (48I), Sutton, West Virginia. The certificated private pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight destined for Hampton Roads Executive Airport (PVG), Newport News, Virginia. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A pilot based at Braxton County Airport, stated that the accident airplane had arrived the night prior to the accident, and that he had assisted the accident pilot in securing the airplane. The accident pilot stated that he was flying from Iowa to Newport News, Virginia. He had landed at Braxton County Airport due to weather conditions, and hoped to depart later in the evening. After obtaining a weather briefing from a flight service station, the pilot elected to stay the night. A witness observed the pilot on the morning of the accident as he performed a preflight inspection of his airplane, boarded with his passenger, and then started the engines. The airplane then back-taxied to the end of runway 19, and paused for a period of time in the runup area. Shortly thereafter, it began the takeoff roll. As the airplane approached the windsock, airborne and about halfway down the runway, it banked and drifted left, over the grass. The airplane then banked and drifted right, but did not drift far enough to be back over the runway pavement. The airplane then began to "wobble" laterally as
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during takeoff-initial climb to avoid a stall/mush. A factor associated with the accident was the inadvertent stall/mush.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
